Carol Converse Karrer graduated from the Grant Hospital School of Nursing in 1961, then went to The Ohio State University to obtain her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her professional focus was nursing education. Karrer taught on and off at Children’s Hospital for many years. As a coordinator for undergraduate education at Ohio State she worked to improve students passing rates for the state board examinations. She was one of the original faculty who helped to develop the nursing curriculum at Ohio Wesleyan University and also started the nursing program at Franklin University. She retired from Franklin, but continued teaching part time at Otterbein University, then Capitol University.
The Carol Karrer Oral History (0.25 linear foot) contains copies of an oral history interview conducted with Karrer on October 14, 2008, accompanied by certificates and awards she received and her curriculum vitae.
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.
[Identification of item], Carol Karrer Oral History, SPEC.202525.KARRERORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.